The success of the Mk IX reduced the importance of the Mk VIII. Although the first production model was completed in November 1942, it took until June 1943 for the first squadron to be equipped with the model. The first squadron to use it was No. 145, based on Malta. By the summer of 1943 the crisis in the Mediterranean was in the past, and the Mk VIII saw extensive overseas duty, often in a ground attack role. U. S. and Aussi version. Tested in FS2004/FSX/FSX Acceleration, Windows 7/8.